WI AB11

Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before performing pelvic examinations solely for educational purposes while the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious

Creates new statute section 50.373 establishing the informed consent requirement as state law

Creates administrative rule DHS 124.10 requiring hospitals to maintain written policies and procedures for obtaining consent for educational pelvic exams on unconscious patients

Statute takes effect the day after publication; administrative rule takes effect according to standard rulemaking procedures under s. 227.265